By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
To celebrate Back To The Future II Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel back to October 21, 2015 and land on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. The arrival on Kimmel was suppose to coincide with the release of the long-awaited Nike McFly, the Nike Mag sneaker, complete with hands-free power-lacing capabilities. Unfortunately for sneaker collectors the release has been postponed indefinitely.
Bunny Briggs says he was born dancing: “When I finally faced the world my legs were kickin’. They let me loose, and I just started dancin’ . Just started right out dancin’. And been dancing ever since.” He was born on Lenox Avenue and 138th Street in Harlem, New York. At the age of three his mother took him to the Lincoln Theatre to see his aunt Gladys, who was a chorus girl. After seeing the dapper Bill Robinson perform at the Lincoln he rushed home to say, “Mamma, I want to be a tap dancer”.
Bunny Briggs with Benny Carter Orchestra
After appearing at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1960 with the Duke Ellington band, Briggs became known as Duke’s Dancer. Briggs became the chosen soloist in Ellington’s Concert of Sacred Dance, in David Danced Before the Lord, which premiered at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco (September 16, 1965). Dubbed by Ellington as “the most superleviathonic, rhythmaturgically-syncopated tapsthamaticianisamist”.
Bunny Briggs Performs Come Sunday from Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert of Music
Briggs was nominated for a Tony Award in 1989 for his work in the Broadway show Black and Blue, he also appeared in the Gregory Hines film Tap in 1989. In 2002, Briggs received an honorary Doctorate of Performing Arts in American Dance by Oklahoma City University in 2002, honoring him as one of the nine doctorates of Tap Dance.
Dr. Bunny Briggs in Black and Blue
You Make Me Feel Brand New, the 1974 hit R&B ballad by Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics, was the fifth track from their album All Together. Thom Bell and Linda Creed co-wrote the song, which sold over one million copies globally, earning the Stylistics a gold album. Continue reading
By Adewale Adekanbi
The long-awaited release of the Nike McFly’s has finally arrived! A Nike Mag sneaker, complete with hands-free power-lacing capabilities, is all but confirmed for October 21st, 2015. That is, after all, the date that Marty McFly travels to in Back To The Future 2. Continue reading
At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama issued eighteen rules for living.
Karl Lagerfeld returns to the director’s chair with his 18-minute short film Once Upon A Time. The film is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Chanel boutique in Deauville Normandy, which Lagerfeld allegedly went to great lengths to reproduce. Keira Knightley stars as the late Coco Chanel. Continue reading
Andraé Crouch died on Thursday, January 8, 2015 after being admitted to the hospital following a heart attack. The Grammy-winning gospel singer, songwriter and choir director graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and movies such as The Lion King. O&A NYC takes a look at the diverse career of this prolific artist.
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Power Trip is a song by hip hop recording artist and record producer J. Cole, released February 14, 2013, as the lead single from his second studio album Born Sinner (2013). The song, produced by Cole himself, features Miguel, with whom he previously collaborated on All I Want Is You in 2010. The song samples No More by Hubert Laws. Continue reading
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Akronite isn’t a radioactive element with the ability to weaken King James, making him miss every shot he puts up outside the paint. But it is the moniker for his latest lifestyle release. Using the Nike Air Tech Challenge II midsole as a foundation, the unabashed sneaker features a silver upper, strap closure and patch detail from recent Air Max drops, rounded out by asymmetrical heel panels in red and blue. Continue reading
By: Adewale Adekanbi Jr
Supreme’s flagship store in New York, stated the collaborative shoe by Supreme and Air Jordan- the Supreme Jordan 5 will not be released in-store at that location. This is reminiscent of the Supreme collaboration with Nike for the Foamposite basketball sneaker, when the N.Y.P.D had to shut the release down due to public safety. This news seems to affect the LA location as well, with posts showing a similar disturbance outside of the LA store. The shoe releases tomorrow at the online web store.
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 
